Chinese word

人气

Pronunciation

Pinyinrén qì

Meaning

  • nounpopularity

Example

这家店的人气很旺，经常排队。zhè jiā diàn de rén qì hěn wàng jīng cháng pái duì

The store is very popular, and people often line up.

Illustration for 人气 (popularity)

More examples

社交媒体推荐后，这家小店的人气立刻爆棚。shè jiāo méi tǐ tuī jiàn hòu zhè jiā xiǎo diàn de rén qì lì kè bào péng

After a recommendation on social media, this small shop's popularity immediately shot up.

Core concept

A shared current of public attention and activity around a person, thing, or place.

Common phrases

  • 人气高涨rén qì gāo zhǎng

    soaring popularity

  • 人气爆棚rén qì bào péng

    hugely popular

Similar words

名气míng qì: A person's, place's, or thing's established public name and reputation.
知名度zhī míng dù: How widely recognized a person, place, or thing is.
热度rè dù: The current level of public interest in a topic, event, or thing.

Definition in Chinese

表示某人或某物受到公众喜爱或关注的程度，也可指某处或店铺的客流量或热闹程度。biǎo shì mǒu rén huò mǒu wù shòu dào gōng zhòng xǐ ài huò guān zhù de chéng dù yě kě zhǐ mǒu chù huò diàn pù de kè liú liàng huò rè nào chéng dù

Word origin

The component 人 (rén, "people") points to the public, while 气 (qì, "air, spirit, or momentum") supplies the sense of a surrounding force that gathers and gains strength.

Usage tips

  • High or low 人气 (rénqì, "public appeal") can describe a venue's current liveliness and does not mean that every visitor personally likes it.

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